Mitigating symptoms of chronic arsenic toxicity in rats using high selenium lentil diets : S. Sah A. Vandenberg

doi:10.1201/b12522-91

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Mitigating symptoms of chronic arsenic toxicity in rats using high selenium lentil diets

ABSTRACT

Arsenicosis, an ailment caused by chronic arsenic (As) exposure affects an estimated 140 million people world-wide (Freeman, 2009). Estimated exposure of >50 μg L−1 exceeds US EPA and WHO limits (Ng et al., 2005).